Remote desktop solutions used in e-Learning scenarios

As e-Learning becomes more predominant in fulfilling the educational needs of today´s population, and traditional learning takes a sometimes slow but ultimately unstoppable turn for the blended “flavor”, it is often easy to forget the merits of synchronous teaching. In particular, showing live actions on the teacher´s desktop to a remote student has great instructional value that must not be overlooked. Similarly, a student can demonstrate skills that would otherwise need a physical presence in a classroom, rather than a virtual one. Remote desktop can accomplish all of this and more. This paper aims to present some of the tools available and a few specific scenarios where they are most effectively used.